A Discussion of Current Evidence
during Darwin Year
April 17–18, 2009
Hosted by: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Organized in Collaboration with: Institute of Human Origins at
Arizona State University and American Museum of Natural History
Few topics are more compelling to scientists and non-scientists alike than the question of when and how humans came into being as a distinctive species and how the emergence of humans as biological beings is linked to the evolution of peculiar sets of behaviors described as culture.
Given the intense interest in the topic of human origins, the central role evolutionary theory has played in the course of human origins research, and the fierce scientific and popular debates the topic has aroused over the centuries, the Darwin Year of 2009 is a fitting time to consider the most current findings and status of human origins research.
Toward this end, the Santa Barbara Symposium on Human Origins on April 17–18, 2009, will bring together some of the leading specialists in the field
to survey and discuss contemporary evidence in biology, geology, archaeology, anthropology, psychology, and linguistics.
On the first day of the symposium, two scientific panel discussions will be open to a general audience. On the second day, six leading scholars will present talks to the general public followed by question-and-answer sessions. An evening dinner reception will offer special guests a chance for close encounters with the attending scientists.
Throughout the symposium, there will be various opportunities to meet and mingle with the scholars.
This event is supported in part by
The Marjorie Luke Theatre’s Dreier Family Rent Subsidy Fund,
Santa Barbara Daily Sound, and Santa Barbara News Press.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door of both locations.
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